Although Misha is enjoying the lovely spring weather in NL at the moment, we had a lot of fun in the past weeks enjoying the woods in the ‘snow-is-melting-so-no-more-winter-wonderland’ at home in Norway.

After three fabulous years with a lot of driving fun it is time to sell the BMW X5. He he, having two cars is a bit overkill for a guy without a job, eh? 🙂 And I am actually using my (electric) LEAF a lot more than the X5, there are just too many benefits; no toll, allowed to use the bus/taxi lanes, free parking in Oslo, and oh yes, greennnnn driving. 🙂

The X5 is in 100% condition and cleaner than ever (outside and inside); actually a pity to sell it! Oh well 🙂

We (or at least most of us 🙂 ) are gifted with the ability to *think*…to think things through is both a bliss as well as a necessity to survive and evolve.

Interestingly enough, while thinking is very important there is also a catch; thinking too much. Overthinking causes the good things to go wrong, has non-issues become priorities and makes people come to a stand still in life. Luckily there are 9 Simple Habits to Stop Overthinking Everything (from Henrik Edberg / positivityblog.com). When you go through them you will notice it ain’t so hard to avoid overthinking! 🙂

Sophia Loren: “Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.”

John Eliot, Ph.D.: “The idea of perfect closes your mind to new standards. When you drive hard toward one ideal, you miss opportunities and paths, not to mention hurting your confidence. Believe in your potential and then go out and explore it; don’t limit it.”

Pretty confusing as we have been told from our youth that Spring starts on March 21…well, fasten your seat belts, there is more sun-related confusion…read on!

We are all born with a certain zodiac sign, right? This sign is determined by the constellation the sun was ‘in’ on the day you are born. The initial zodiac signs were based on the positions of constellations relative to the calendar, as observed by the Babylonians, but…they no longer correspond to the dates they appear today! (This is due to the moon’s gravitational pull in the past millenniums, the Earth ‘wobbling’ around its axis, creating about a one-month bump in the stars’ alignment).

Uhhhh…WTF?!? Uhh, is *that* the reason that most of my horoscopes have been plain wrong?? 🙂

Well, no need to panic!!

First read the ‘no your zodiac sign hasn’t changed’ article which explains that while this zodiac sign-change *is* true, it only affects the sidereal zodiac (which is fixed to constellations and is followed more in the East). The western astrology uses the so-called tropical zodiac (based on seasons) and that means that your zodiac sign did not change…pfewwwww! 🙂

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: “Happiness may have different meanings for different people. But we can all agree that it means working to end conflict, poverty and other unfortunate conditions in which so many of our fellow human beings live.”

A nice thought, but I’d rather keep it simple and start with a smile…a smile to the people around me which will make the happy energy flowing around! If everyone would do that, and not just today, then *everyday* will become a happy day! 🙂